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What's your favorite Irish Whiskey?

Was drinking Donagal until it was no longer available locally.

Tried two Gingers. OK but not great, then Kilbeggan. Best "inexpensive" Irish (to me!) yet.

Did try RedBreast. Good, but not worth three times the price.

Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Virgil B.

Give Tullamore Dew a try.

vbshootinrange;
Good morning to you sir, I hope the day down in Oregon is looking to be promising and you're well.

At risk of being accused of having Philistine tastes, which might well be true since after all I do like the taste of many Canadian Rye Whiskies and do not prefer any bourbons that I've tried - and I have tried my best to find that bourbon might I add - I'd say this about that.

Up here we're perhaps a bit more limited in that there's typically Bushmills, Jameson, Red Breast, Tullamore Dew and then a few years back Proper 12 showed up. I'll note I've seen Writer's Tears too, but haven't tried it.

Again having admittedly barbaric, north of the medicine line taste buds, I prefer Proper 12 from the ones I've tried, with Bushmills Black Bush coming in close behind.

To me the Proper 12 examples have been very consistent lot to lot - which is what a blended whiskey - as the Irish and you good folks prefer to spell whisky which we Canucks and the noble Scotsmen know to be the correct way.. but I digress...

Regardless of your adventures in tasting the distilled spirit products of Ireland, I hope you have a great hunting season.

Dwayne

Green Spot is very nice, but not inexpensive.

Powers

You're a gentleman, so I'll simply say our mileages definitely vary.

Paddy's

Depends on whether you are Catholic or Protestant.

I like the Jameson Whiskey 12 year old, not the regular you get at a bar.

mathman;
Top of the morning to you sir, I hope the day's behaving in your neck of the woods thus far and you're well.

I'd hoped you'd show up as I always enjoy your input in such arcane topics!

Our eldest is an admitted coffee snob and when she talks about coffee, she'll go down the rabbit hole of what setting she's used on the fancy hand grinder she uses. Then her coffee machine looks like mission control for the space shuttle and is of course made somewhere in Europe.

All that to say sir, I really do love that some folks are passionate about flavors and tastes. It makes life more interesting and I enjoy hearing from folks such as yourself or our daughter on matters they've put some time and effort into.

All the best and good luck on your hunts this fall mathman.

Dwayne

mathman;



Thanks for the reply sir!

Wonderful to hear from you again.

Have a grand day.

Dwayne

Thanks for the replies so far!

I know MathMan and I have similar tastes in Scotch Whiskey, So I'll try his recommendation of Green Spot first.

I'm making a list, so keep the ideas coming! Thanks!

Virgil B.

Dwayne,

Thank you for your kind comment. The weather is taking a pleasant turn and we are doing well.

m

Connemara is solid.

even a cheap bourbon beats the snot out of Irish Whisky

Has anybody tried the Kirkland Irish whisky?

Virgil says he likes Scotch, so this recommendation of a peated Irish is a good one.

Teeling small batch... 46% and complex enough for most snobs. I have found it as low as $30 where it is a steal. No age statement, but where things are heading.

That depends.

If you're referring to Irish such as Redbreast or Green Spot, then I say bullshit.